Tryphon Zarezan

St. Tryphon Zarezan (Tryphon the Trimmer) (born c. 225 in Phrygia) was a Christian healer and is now the Eastern Orthodox patron saint of wine.[1]

Festival

Tryphon's feast day is officially 1 February, but it is celebrated by Bulgaria vine growers on 14 February per the Julian calendar.[1] The celebrations are a fertility rite intended to encourage the growth of the vines, and it is also thought that human infertility can be cured on this day.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Plovdiv Region Welcomes Diplomats in Celebration of Day of Saint Tryphon". Guide-Bulgaria. 2008-02-14. http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Plovdiv/Rodopi/Brestovitsa/News.aspx?690=Plovdiv_Region_Welcomes_Diplomats_in_Celebration_of_Day_of_Saint_Tryphon. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
  2. ^ Nicoloff, Assen (1975). Bulgarian Folklore, Folk Beliefs, Customs, Folksongs, Personal Names. A. Nicoloff. pp. p. 22. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Xiw9AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Tryphon+the+trimmer%22&dq=%22Tryphon+the+trimmer%22&num=100&pgis=1. Retrieved 2008-05-14.